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Question 15#

You are asked to help develop CR services in your area with the resources available. 

Which one of the following patient groups should be prioritized to receive support from the CR programme?

A. Patients newly diagnosed with chronic heart failure
B. Patients recently admitted with an ACS
C. Heart failure patients who have had a step change in their clinical condition
D. All patients undergoing reperfusion (e.g. CABG or stenting)
E. All of the above

Correct Answer is E

Comment:

As a matter of priority CR should be offered to all patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome (including STEMI, NSTEMI, and unstable angina), those patients undergoing reperfusion via either CABG or PCI, and patients newly diagnosed with chronic heart failure or with a step change in the clinical presentation of their condition. Increasingly there is also evidence to support the benefit for other patient groups, including patients with stable angina, with congenital heart disease, following cardiac transplantation, and with implantable cardiac defibrillators or ventricular assist devices.